A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a gruffalo. . . . Download and start listening now!

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Listener Opinions

Ravis | 5/19/2011

" Teach your child to use their wits to outsmart every creature in the forest that's trying to eat them, including the feared gruffalo.
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Katrina | 5/3/2011

" Oh, yes, oh no! A Gruffalo?!

One of my very favorites. Introduce to me by my SIL, Shannon. The kids adore this clever mouse, and the lovely rhyming text.
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Luke | 4/30/2011

" Perfection. If you disagree, you are wrong.
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Jo | 4/25/2011

" My son loves this book! It is a joy to read and do all the voices.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the dream team.
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Dawn | 4/21/2011

" All the kids love this. Drystan played the snake in the Platform Christmas show.
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Laura | 3/27/2011

" This is cute, clever and a pleasure to read aloud.

I think I might have enjoyed this book more than my 5 year old sister. Oops.
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Peacegal | 3/25/2011

" Cute story...cool illustrations. I could see, however, how The Gruffalo could get annoying upon repeated readings.
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Elise | 2/23/2011

" I LOVE this book. Darling story, delightful pictures. Probably in my top ten books for a 3-yr-old.
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Tori | 2/19/2011

" My big boys loved this book as well as my little boys. They ask me to read it over and over.
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Maureen | 1/22/2011

" The story of a smart little mouse and his "prey"- the Gruffalo. My son LOVES this book. He plays Gruffalo with his friends. It's quite imaginative with colorful and cute illustrations.
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Nicole | 1/12/2011

" When I was in Scotland at a toy store they had the stuffed Gruffalo toys. I didn't know what it was, so I ended up buying the book.

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About the Author

Julia Donaldson was brought up in London and studied Drama and French at Bristol University. Along with being a brilliant children’s author, Julia enjoys singing, songwriting, and performing. Julia is currently the Children’s Laureate and best known as the author of the modern classic The Gruffalo. The Gruffalo has sold more than four million copies and been translated into more than thirty different languages. She lives in Glasgow.

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